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^JUNXBB  BV  JOHN  ELIOT,  JtJSf. 

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NORFOLK  NOMINATION. 


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1 .0  THB  ^-^-s^.%^^^^^s^.l^^^^''"'''''^■ 

A  NUMBER  of  Delegates  of  the  Republicans  from 
fl,es«-eml  towns  composing  Norfolk  0'^f"ct,  ^^° 
were  desirous  of  changing  their  Congressional  Rq.- 
resentative,  and  of  non.inating  a  more  su.tab'e  candi- 
date than  the  present  member   to  represent  «>.d  Dis- 
trict in  the  Congress  of  the  United  States    afVer  the 
fourth  of  March  next,  havmg  met  at  Mr.   Mareh  s 
Tavern  in  Dedham,  the  25tli  inst.  agreeabW  to  pre- 
•     ,  I,^*;^..  in  fhp  linston  Patriot  and  Independent 
vious  notice  in  tne  oosiu"  ^  r-vnnciv  FI.- 

Chronkk,  after  having  cho^i,  Gen.  GEORGt  t.b 
LIS,  President,  and  JoH»  S.  Wh-Hams,  Eso.  Sec- 
retaiV,  they  unanimously  agreed  upon  NATHANIEL 
RUGGLES,  Esq.  of  Roxbury,  as  the  most  suitable 
SrsM^  and  now  beg  leave  publicly  to  nominate  and 
^^mmendhim  to  their  fellow  citizens,  throughou 
Sw  District,  as  the  most  suitable  per-n  to  represen 
Mid  District  in  the  next  Congress,  and  in  whose  pa- 
^:.otisr^    fidelity,   and    unbllmished    integrity,    we 
have  the  highest  confidence. — 

Therefore  voted,  That  we  will  use  aU  honorable 

means  to  obtain  and  secure  the  election  of  NATHAN  - 

^    lEL  RUGGLES,  Esq.  as  Representative  for  the  next 

I    C;ngr^ss,andwecaUut^naJlRepuWi^h^ar^ 

friends  of  PEACE,  LIBERTY,  and  COMMERCE 

I     in  said  District,  most  devoutly,  to  make  use  of  all 

\    constitutional  and  other  lawful  means  to  secure  his 

election. 


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4 

Voted  unanimously,  That  we  consider  the  late  indig-  < 
nities  offered  to  the  several  members  of  Congress  of  f 
tliis  State,  as  derogatory  to  the  character  of  freemen. 

Voted  unanimously^  That  a  Committee  be  chosen 
to  procure  extracts  from  the  public  journals  of  Con* 
gress,  of  the  most  important  subjects,  wherein  the 
Hon.  Ebenezer  Seaver,  Esq.  has  voted  since  his 
first  election  to  Congress  to  the  end  of  the  last  session. 

Voted,  That  the  extracts  procured  from  the  Con- 
gressional Journals,  together  with  the  proceedings  of 
this  meeting,  be  published  in  all  the  newspapers  print- 
ed in  the  town  of  Boston,  and  signed  by  the  Presi- 
dent, and  attested  by  the  Secretarj'. 

f  Signed)    GEORGE  ELLIS,  President. 

Attest,     John  S.  Williams,  Secretary, 


^ 


The  subscribers,  the  committee  above  named, 
have,  in  pursuance  of  the  authority  above  given,  caus- 
ed the  said  public  Journals  to  be  examined,  and  they 
hereby  certify  that  the  annexed  statement  is  correct, 
the  same  being  compared  with  the  Journals  by  one 
of  the  committee.  And  to  the  end  that  the  accuracy 
of  this  report  may  be  easily  ascertairied,  they  have 
caused  the  pages  of  tlie  Journal,  containing  Mr^ 
3eaver*s  vote,  to  be  inserted  after  each  statement. 


SAMUEL  BARRY, 
JONATHAN  DORR, 
LEWIS  FISHER, 
SAMUEL  DOWNER, 
NATHANIEL  LOVELL, 


Committee., 


late  indig-    < 
ongress  of 
freemen. 

be  chosen 
Is  of  Con. 
herein  the 
{  since  his 
^st  session. 

the  Con- 
eedings  of 
persprint- 
the  Presi- 


resident. 
Secretary* 


ve  named, 
iven,  caus- 
i,  and  they 
is  correct, 
als  by  one 
e  accuracy 
they  have 
lining  Mr, 
sment. 


Committee., 


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M«.   fiEAVERS    ^°^^^^^.^jcTlNG    COMMERCE. 

,  1VT    .1,   iftofi       On  the  bill  prohibiting  the 
26th  March,  l^^^'     .^  xv^res  and  merchandize, 

ie.i.n.r   iftoe       The  bill  suspending  the  opera- 

15th  Dec.  18Ub.      1  "c         .    j»^^      ^vas  returned 

tion  of  the  above  act  for  a  ^^"^i^^^^l'^'^^thorizing  the 

from  the  Senate  with  an  ^^f^^''^^'^^^^^^^^  if  fn  his 

President  J^^rtherto^s^^^^^  This 

.  judgment  the  public  i^^^/^f_X  ^3  N 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  agarnst  ^^^fjl^^j^^  ^.  io4. 

,.A  T>       1 5C7.     A  similar  petition  was  presented 
r       ^^r,  ^chants  and  inhabitants  of  Boston. 
'Tntrntr^- the  said  paitior^^^^^^^^ 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  aga,nst  thj^^^fejen;- ^  ^  ^^^^ 

-^'.felt^r^^a^ot^^,,,,. 


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6 

On  the  final  passage  of  the  Embargo  law 
Mr.  Scaver  voted  in  its  favor. 

SeeJoumaltfp.  U. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  i„fa„„r  of  its  passing.  ' 

See  Journals,  page  219. 

See  Journals,  page  243. 

ditfrJo'^tt^crsunS"  ^^%P--S^°f  the  bill  in  k 
Mr  q!      '  ^"PP^^"^entary  to  the  Embarffo  act 
JMr.  Scaver  voted  in  favor  of  the  bill.     ^        * 

See  Journals^  page  426. 

See  Journals,  page  241. 
18lh  April,  1810.      The  bill  concerning  commcr 
cunercoursc  being  under  consideration,  i,  ws  ZT 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  against  this  motion. 

See  Jaumak,  page  551. 
25th  Feb.  1811.     The  bill  supplementarv  to  the  »rt 

whS  made  Z  pP'T""?  '"  *'"^"  "«'  '^*  ^'i^"^^- 
evidence  in  rn,   ,'?'^'"'>  P'-<«^''>'nation  conclusive 
rifi      r'  u    ?""^  °'^  J^^^ce.  of  the  repeal  or  modifi 
Mr   the  decrees  and  order,  of  the  belli^nte 

claur""  "^"T  */  ^'^■''"S  °"»  °f  '^^ 

•  ^^cJournalsypagen$, 


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^^.uv.\y  iftll      The  same  biU  being  under  con- 

"■'"  ''n'r  |e~ot  ft^rW.  proposition. 
jVir.  Dcavcr  i,     ^^^  Journals,  page  340. 

*     -1   1Q10      Tn  secret  session  on  the  bill  for 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor,         , ,.  »  j  ^^-^  >. 
iSre  -Secret  /owmz/,  now  published,  page  4. 

On  the  motion  that  the  third  reading  ffeZ 
should  be  postponed  till  to.morhow-54  voted  mthc 

^lti^:^^%::^t  this  postponement  for 

ivir.  ocav  6        ^^^  Journals,  page  5. 

one  day. 

On  the  final  passage  of  the  bill, 
Mr.  Seaver  voted  m  its  favor. 

See  Journals,  page  7. 

6th  April,  1812.  On  the  bill  to  prohibit  the  expor- 
tation  of  specie,  goods,  wares  and  merchandize,  a  ques- 
tion was  made  whether  the  subject  mutter  required 

^^""'^Mi-.  Seaver  voted  m  favor  of  secrecy. 

*^  See  Journals,  page  24. 

9th  April,  1812.    On  the  question  on  the  final  pas- 

saee  of  this  bill,  ,     , ... 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  the  bill. 

See  Journals,  page  35. 

13th  April,  1812.  This  bill  having  been  returned 
from  the  Senate  with  amendments,  a  motion  was  made 
to  postpone  it  indefinitely. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  "f-^'^f/^-S; /o^.  38. 


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23d  June,  1812.      Tho  w.n  r 
of  the  non-intercoursc  a«,  h.i '°''  "^'"■'•"''uspcnsioii 
Mr.  Richardson  of  Mass '^'"?  ""''<^'-  <=o''siden,S 

Mr.  l(^ill£,„,  ffSouXcardi^'''''''i-     ^pon  this, 
Mr.  Seaver  voted  w  /„,„;.  of  he^'nrf^R  •. 
ponemene.  •'^./^^I^Uj^rrsr- 

<!a;5reSr::::rero^-^     the  n^t 

f  on.     riis  motion  wa^io"t  Z^'i^''^^'^'^^'<^  mo- 
Mr.  Seaver  votedl?°L^h-  ^^-P^^  Sl- 
its object  the  repTZf  ,lt'n;:'°-'°"'  '"'"'"&  for 
non-importaUoa  aMs  """•'""•■•course^and 

j-larrp:„rn*orro?a/'  f r "^  '^  *^*  ^°r , 

1813      Tl,is  motion  ^as'aSd  A   fiJ^'  t"^!  ^'^' 
Mr.  Seaver  voted  ^/.JtfVmTt!:- f «' 

to  rec9nsider  the  vote  of  Dostnnn.     ^^^"^^nt  moved 
f-eb.  of  the  preceding  b/   7^h.    ""'?'  '^  ^^e  1st  of 
eration  was  iost.    "^'"^  ^'^^'     ^  ^^  "^^tion  of  reconsid. 
Mr  Seaver  i;o/^t/  on  neither  side  of  fK: 

in  a  bill,  for  the  S  of  ?L        <=.°'»'"'«ee  to  bring 
its  supplement.     ^         ""^  "on-mtercourse  act  and 

60  A.  *ioT''°"'  ""  «°"-  --  e,uall,  divided. 
1  he  Speaker  decided  against  the  motion 

'^^e  Jonrmls,  page  796, 


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2d 
and  t; 
bate, 
Brita 


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suspension 
sideration, 
jn  amend- 
^pon  this, 
*t  the  bill 

nitc  post- 
'c  785. 

the  next 
on's  mo- 
il. 

iving  for 
urse  and 

'789. 

//  for  a 
^f  Feb, 
8. 

791. 

moved 

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ON  THE  DECLAUAf  JON  OK  WAR  AOAIN91  OUi 

oi  T     .   iftv^      On  the  motion  to  open  the  door? 
2d  June,  18U.    /-»"  V""     ,.  ,,.,.rprv  durinffthc  de- 

On  the  motion  to  reject  the  Vjill, 

On  the  proposUlon  to  ^^%^^:^^^. 
war,  a  section  repealing  the  bnibargo  ana  n 

-"■lir^;.vervoted«,a.«.^e^3;f-^,3. 

On  the  engrossment  of  the  bUl  declaring  war  against 

Great  Britain,  „  . 

Mr  Seaver  voted  m//vor  ot  It. 
ivir.  otavci  ./      ^^^  Journals,  page  59. 

o    tl..  third  rcadinff  of  the  bill,  it  was  moved  to 
fo?;^^:tfarXfctn.d.^''''-  until  the  first  Mo,. 

day  in  October  next.  _    ,  ,u,  motion 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  «^a,«.*^the^rnoUon.  ^^^^  ^^^ 

It  was  then  moved  to  postpone  the  farther  considera- 

"""  iJl-^t^^irv'KS  this  postponement  for 
one  day.  See  Journals,  poge  6S. 

On  the  final  passage  of  the  biU.     It  passed  A.  79. 

Mr  Seaver  voted  in/avor  of  the  bill. 

mr.  aeavc  j      See  Journals,  page  66. 

18th  June   1812.    The  bill  declaring  war  against  G. 
Brton  wis  received  from  the  Senate,  wiUi  amend. 
2 


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merits.    A  motion  was  irnH^  *.  i     ./ 

Mr.  Scavcr  voted^S/^^f  1^;;;"  ''^  '^"'- 
*  .  *^^^^  Journals,  page  71 

Mr.  Server  voad  „^„,W„,i,„^^^^^_^^_ 
Aw,.-  '^^^  Journals,  pa^e  71 

A  ^^i.'  ,     *  ^'^^ Journals,  paife  15 

Amotion  was  then  nnrT^  f^  '/"b^'^- 

cind  amendments  to  t/e  ^rtMn    f  ^'^'P^y^^/^^'  ^^id  bU[ 


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»™.  sEiVEu's  VOTES  ON-  Pnoro„T>oN-  F,m  p„„ 

,  AMD  H^l;."      ^""'"'"O  THE  P„„„ 

.ionoiportsa^dSl,^  t ^Tf  ^'''r ^  ^""i"^- 
Mr.  SeavtT  vored7;«V,  J;     '^''''"f'-  -^^  78.N.33. 

Joseph  Barker  and  iS  L  C  '■"°'""°"- 
represenwtives  from  mI;  fchu'.^  f "  T--"  "'^  <>"'/ 
Mr.  Seaver  against  thi/a^^roS.'*'''  ""'"^  '^"'^ 

23d  Feb  3807     Ti    ,  .„  5^^"^""™"'"'/"'^'^  36fi. 

tion,  it  was  pronostd  to  n  ,t  ,     "^  "'"'•'"  <=°»'>idera- 

was  carried.  Veas  7.-.  Navs  iT  ^'  °''J'^"-     ^' 

Mr.  Seuver  voted  «^a,„,,  this  proposition. 
25th  Feb.  1809      I,  ,      *"'-^«'™«'*./«^^  313. 

-0«*„oUoiia.LXCSororS:d 


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on  the  table. 

,  page  71. 
the  said  bill 

lement. 
i^a^e  73. 

'he  said  bill 
'toher  next. 
cnicnt. 
p(ige  75. 

fhe  said  bil[ 
'  Jtext. 
-mcnt. 
'>(ige  76. 

in  by  the 


J  THE  PORTS 

appropri- 
fortifica- 

78.  K33. 

the  only 
ted  with 

?366. 

'orts  and 
nsidera- 
1  of  one 
ect.     It 


313. 

'opriate 
nla  aiid 


The 


harbours  in  addition  to  existi,ig  appropriations 
4mntion  was  carried.  A.  61.  N.  41. 
f^    Mr  Seaver  voted  agamst  .lus  arproprution 
i     JoZh  ^rker  and  IsaUih  L.  Grce«  were  the  on^M^ 
i  pr S^Lves  from  Massachusetts,  .hoJJ^  M. 
':  Seaver,  against  this  proposition.       See  Jour.  p.  44,u. 
Tt  WIS  then  proposed  to  reduce  tiie  said  ai^propria- 
tic^U;  sliUn!;o'utthe  words  ^'in  ndMon  to  the  sum, 
heretofore  ahhropriated for  that  purpose. 

Mr.  Stive/ voted  m/at<"r  .>    , his  proposition 

See  Journals,  page  441. 

This  bill  beinff  returned  from  the  Senate  with  an 
amei^ment,  to  strike  out  the  Me  appropru,t,on. hos. 
mentioned.     It  was  carried.  A.  4S.  in.  Ju. 

Mr!  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  the  amendmen 

See  Journals,  page  507. 

Q,h  Tnnp  1P09  A  bill  came  from  the  Senate  ap- 
JpS  •'  -°  «"  tdredandJtfW.  t/^usanddoUars, 
For  completing  and  erecting  fortificauons  for  the  secu- 

^fCeTofVirgi^^aniovedtostrikeout.'.^,.." 
forte  pu.7ose  of  inslrting  "one."   It  was  not  earned. 

Yeas  47.  Nays  84.  ^      -i  •  <. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  stnkmg  out. 

See  Journals,  page  99. 

9th  June,  1809.  The  question  being  on  the  final 
passage  of  the  above  bill.  It  was  carried.  A.  /  7.  M .  43 . 
Mr.  Seaver  voted  against  it. 

BarziUai  Gannett  was  the  only  member  from  Mas- 
sachuset  s,  who  concurred  with  Mr.  Seaver  m  this  vote, 
sacnuseub,  ^^^  Journals,  page  105. 

-^th  Feb   1812.    The  bill  for  a  further  appropriation 
for  t  defence  of  our  marltinae  IVontier,  passed  the 
House  of  Representatives.  A.  83.  ^.^iy* 
Mr  Seaver  voted  against  the  bill. 

In\his  vote  Mr.  Seaver  was  the  o„ly  m<,mh,r  from 

Massachusetts  who  voted  "'^j*'-^^,,,,  ^,,^,  335. 


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M«.  skater's  votes  on  the  svn  r„ 

25t/.  March,  1806     OnT         ""™-""" 
^y  gun-boats,  and  an'™^    ■    -^  "^solution  to  buiW  fif 

Mr.  Seavcr  voted  ^^J^'^f  ;,  ^ 

23d  Fob.  1807.     On  th/"'  ■^'""■'"''•''  ^"^^  367. 
pnation  of  on^  A     /   j  ™^  Propos  tion  fbr  ,„ 

Mr  Seaver  voted  «/«„„,  of  ij_ 

^"^  •^"'"■'"'Is,  page  Z\5. 

'•ne  of  battle  s'hipr-     °"  *^  ^"°'"'io"  to  build  six 

'""^^"'^•''''^"''-^e  proposition. 
12th  April   ISin      r.     ,'""■""'*■  A'^*- 369. 

cnnL      ^  ^"^  ^nied  vessels  of  ♦[    V^^^^dejit  to  em- 

»r6^-''--"^^'^;vl:"t1^s 

•'^Ir.  Seaver  voted  ;„   /• 
committee  of  Irslfb^Tt.  °'  ''"'=''"g'"S  ".e 

jjaing  (or  the  sak  of  all  //,  °,"'<\0"'  the  section  nrn 

O"  "'e  same  bill   U  ^"•''""■"'''^'  P'/e  5^ 

i^-lr.  Seaver  voted  on  Sh.  "f'"''  "orps. 
silion.  °  "n  neither  s,de  on  this  propo 


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13 
On  the  sr,me  bill,  it  was  proposed  ^/"fj%^ 

It  was  proposed  to  amend  this  bill  so  as  w  leave  it 
disSfry^  tl.  President  of  the  Urnt^d  S.,es. 

'•'''^K^:ervot;d.>.^onh.^^- 

1        fi.;c  lull  to  retain  "fwo  thousand 

It  VV.S  proposed  to  rettun  "two  thousand;'  in  service. 
^^'Xtfver  voted  «.....thUp3— 

It  ,v.s  proposed  thatno  moretl^an  ^'fourteen  hundred 

j;;:»e"shouicibe.^^^^^^^^ 

Mr   Seaver  was  in  favor  oi  ims  pyi-" 
r.  beaver  y       ^^^  Journals,  page  620. 

«^.i    Tn«    1R12      The  bill  concerning  the  naval 

thWy  eight  guns,  or  tUcreabouW  ,gi,„,tive. 

This  proposition  was  cairicu 

^'''^.  SeXtted  in  favor  of  striking  out  the 

E^eSXcon  of  M-chusetts  was  t^^^^^^^^^^ 
ber,  from  that  state,  who  voted  on  the  same 


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The  same  bill  bcino-  ,  „  -       ^"^ -^ournah,  p.  297. 
proposed,  so  «,  fi„  ,he  ?|."  i"/""  /^"""■^Weration,  it  ,vas 

Me-.     J„,„  carried.-^  Y.Z|"''*<^-£  ««.'y  ^... 

.  The  same  bill  bei„<f  „ndcr  r    "•7'"'"'"''' ^-"'^^  '^^O- 

••onvv-ns  made  for  afanmnl  "'"'"-''■"''°"' «  P>-oposi. 

«n,e  object  for  li,rce  v™' '    I  T'*"'''*°"  '"■"^he 

62.    Naj-s  52.  ■'      ^-     '^  ''■"s  canicd.     \^Z. 

Mr    Se 

voted  on  that  ^^,  oi"h:  Juc^lSn/  ^'"^^^^^^^^""^'  ^^^o 

The  same  bill  bcin^  under  f ''  m ''"''''''''  ^'"^'  ^^1. 
tion  was  on  a  section  "^^^ :^r-^.  the  ques- 
W.    Air.  Rljea  of  1  em  t.1  '''"'"^  ^^^  «  dock 

ti^e  section,  altogether.     ""'^^'^'  "^^^^d  to  4ike  out 
'    r,,,^^'"'  ^paver  voted  ?>/  favor  of  H.' 
.  ^  he  moi  1011  ^vas  carrieci      a    ,«  ^''\'"°^^0". 
Mr.  Bacon  vras  the  ont  t   ^'     ^'  ^'^^ 
-us  .ho  voted  on  ^S/^  ^->-  Massachu. 
Had  they  voted  in  the  nc'aUve    f   ^''^  ^^-  leaver 
teen  equally  divided.       ""''''  %'  ^?"se  would  have 
.    On  the  same  bill  a  section  ,  ^^'^rr.nls,  p.  305. 

-g-  iour  seventy  four  g^l^  ^^^^^^^^^  ^^^  ^uild- 
^^Ir.  beaver  voted  ^.o-^mi'/h; 

^6  «'//^Mhis  proposition. 

29th  Jan.  1810.     Qu  the  f  „,,    ' '^'""'^^^^^' A  ^O^- 

~-n8;the  naval  est^USi^  1^^^  °^^^"^  ^^^^       ' 
'^^^,^/-    Nays  30.  """^^   "  ^as   carried 

Mr.  Seayer  voted  agaimt  it.    ^,^  /.        , 


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aiB.    SEATEll's    VOTES     ON     QUESTIONS     CONCERNING     DRAW- 
BACKS   OF    DUTIES    ON    GOODS     EXPOUTED. 

16th  Feb.  1811.  It  was  proposed  to  declare  the 
expediency  of  repealing  all  the  laws  allowing  draw- 
backs on  the  exportation  of  foieij^n  snoods. 

A  motion  was  made  to  postpone  this  proposition 
to  2d  March,  the  end  of  the  session. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  against  this  postponement. 
In  this  vote,  Mr.  Seave.r  hud  but  one  vote,  on  the 
the  same  side,  from  all  New  England. 

See  Journals,  p.  269. 

27th  Feb.  1812.  On  the  resolution  for  retaining 
25  per  cent,  of  the  present  drawback,  allowed  on  ex- 
portation of  goods,  wares  and  merchandise, 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  such  a  retaining  of  the 
drawback.  See  Journals,  p.  429. 

MR.   SEAVEr's  votes  IN  REr.ATION  TO   THE   DUTY  ON  SALT. 

12th  Jan.  1807.  The  bill  repealing  the  act  laying 
a  duty  on  salt,  being  under  consideration  a  motion, 
was  made  to  strike  out  the  first  section,  whica  provi- 
ded for  the  repeal  of  the  duty. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  against  striking  out  this  scc- 
|.JQj^^  See  Journals,  p.  loO. 

13th  Jan.  1807.  The  bill  repealing  the  duly  on 
salt,  being  on  its  final  passage, 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  ot  its  passing. 

See  Journals,  p,  l^-l- 

26th  Feb.  1807.  The  bill  repealing  the  duty  upon 
s^dt  being  returned  from  the  Senate  ^vitb  aiYtmcn^ 
ment  propo.m?  to  repeal  onlv  the  la  v  ot  179<,  when 
hk^^a  duty  of  eight  cents,  and  thereby  to  suffer  dje 
iavv  upon  that  subject,  lay u.g  a  duty  oi  twelve  cents  to 

"''"' Mr.'  Seaver  voted  against  the  proposhion  of  the 
Senate.  See  Journals,  p.  S3V 


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Upon  (he  motion  to  adhere  to  the  bill,  as  originally 
sent  from  the  house,  and  which  provided  for  a  total 
repeal  of  the  salt  tax, 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  it. 

See  Journals,  p.  333. 

28th  Feb.  1812.  On  the  resolution  to  re-enact  the 
duty  of  twenty  cents  on  salt, 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  m  its  favor. 

See  Journals,  p.  435. 

MR.  skaver's  votes  on  duties  proposed  on  imports  and 

TONNAGE,    AND   ON   THE   SYSTEM    OF    INTERNAL   TAXATION. 

18ih  A])nl,  1810.     It  being  proposed  to  lay  an  ad- 
ditional duty  offftypcr  cent,  on  imported  articles, 
Mr.  heaver  voted  in  favor  of  the  duty. 

See  Journals,  p.  554. 

27th  Feb.  1812.  On  the  resolution  for  laying  an 
additional  duty  of  one  hundred  per  cent. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favour  of  the  resolution. 

See  Journals,  p.  425. 

On  the  resolution  laying  an  additional  tonnage  duty, 
including  a  duty  on  all  vessels  licensed  for  the  coast- 
ing trade  and  fisheries,  of  twenty  cents  per  ton  a  year, 
and  on  all  other  vessels  belonging  to  the  citizens  of  the 
United  States,  of  twenty  five  cents  per  ton  on  entry, 
Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  the  resolution. 

See  Journals,  p.  430. 

On  the  resolution  for  laying  duties  on  licences  to 
distil  spirits,  of  seventy-five  or  fifty  cents  per  gallon, 
2i\\{[  o^  five,  or  fifteen  dollars  iuinually  per  still,  ac- 
cording as  they  were  employed  about  spirits,  distilled 
from  foreign  or  domestic  materials, 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  the  resolution. 

See  Journals,  p.  449. 

On  t  resolution  for  laying  duties  on  licences  to 
retailers  of  wines,  spirits  and  foreign  merchandize,  in- 
eluding  tavern  keepers,  at  the  following  rates,  viz. 


If  in  ci 

hundred  f 

1.  On 

wines  an( 

2.  On 

3.  On 

4.  On 

5.  Or 
and  spir: 


w 

. .         A  villages  containing  more  than  one 
If  in  cities  and  villages  ^ 
hundred  families^  ^merchandize,  including 

1.  On  retailers  of  foreign  m  ^^^^^^^.^^,  ^o  a^s. 
«Mr.e«;  and  spirits,  fwent^/  dollars. 

""  2    On  do.  of  wines  alone,  J  dollars. 

3    On  do.  of  spirits  alone,  ^^^„  dollars. 

A   On  do.  domestic  sP^'^^^^^^natie  other  than  wines 
t  On  do.  of  foreign  merchandize, ^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^, 

and'spirits,  and  villages, 

If  in  any  other  place  '^'^^^X^trc.^'^ 
-nnta^^ine  more  than  one  hund rea  i  ^^^^^^ 

•Xhefirstclassabove-nienuoned,    ^l^ 

On  the  4th      ^^-..^w'of  all  the  above  ta.es. 
Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  Javor^  j^^^nals,  page  450. 

^  the  4th  March,  1812,  for 
On  the  resolution  Passed  the  4^  ^^,^l,an. 

for  every  »  ^^^es. 

#w.^re  cents.  ^   ^  of  all  the  aoo^c 

^^•^  Mr.  Seaver  voted  mjav^^^  journals,  page  452. 

,    •      „assed  4*  March,  1812,  tor  l^^y- 
On  the  resolution  passed* 

me  the  following  duties,  vi  ost-chaise, 

2.  On  every  coachee  and  P''»^'°_^j-„^  dollars. 
work,  g 


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3.  On  every  four-wheel  carriage  having  steel  sfring% 

ten  dollars. 

4.  On  every  four-wheel  carriage  having  iron,  or 
■wooden  springs,  and  on  every  two-wheel  carriage  with 
a  top,  or  having  steel  or  iron  springs,      fve  dollars. 

5.  On  every  otlierfour  or  two-wheel  carriage, 

three  dollars. 
Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  all  these  taxes. 

See  JoumalSip.  455* 

On  the  resolution  passed  4th  March,  1812,  for  lay- 
ing stamp  duties  on  the  following  instruments  of  writ- 
ing, viz. 

1.  On  all  notes  issued  by  any  bank  payable  to  bear, 
er  or  order,  for  every  one  hundred  dollars, 

one  dollar. 

2.  On  all  notes  of  hand  payable  to  bearer  or  order, 
having  one  or  more  indorsers  ;  and  on  all  bills  of  ex- 
change above  fifty  dollars,  having  one  or  more  indors- 
ers, on  every  hundred  dollars,        twenty-five  cents. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  the  whole  tax. 

See  Journals^  p.  457. 

On  the  resolution  passed  4th  March,  1812,  for  lay- 
hig  a  direct  tax  of  three  millions  of  dollars, 
Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  this  direct  tax. 

See  Joui  nals^  p.  460, 

June  22,  1812.  On  the  bill  for  laying  an  additional 
duty  of  ''one  hundred'' per  cent,  on  all  goods  imported, 
a  motion  was  made  to  strike  out  ''one  hundred^'  in 
order  to  insert  a  lower  rate  of  duty. 

Mr,  Seaver  voted  against  striking  out  the  one 
hundred  per  cent.  See  Joufnals,p- US. 

On  the  final  passage  of  this  bill, 
Mr»  Seaver  voted  infivor  of  it,        .* . 

See  Journals^  p»  779, 


springsi 
oUars. 
iron,  or 
lage  with 
ollars. 

ollars. 
xes. 
\yp.  455» 

for  lay- 
i  of  writ- 

;  to  bear* 

dollar, 
or  order, 
Us  of  ex- 
e  indors- 
'  cents, 
tax. 
&.  457. 

:,  for  lay- 

tax. 

s,  p.  460, 

additional 
imported, 
tdred''''  in 

t  the  one 
s,p.  778. 


'iyp.  779, 


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O.VAHlO-«ar«TtOSB.,Ot  WITHIN  XHt 

*'"''Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  i^^fi^^^.j^urmh^P-  125- 

^f  Mr  Nelson,  so 

.    •      .„  Hcnrv's  affaii-.  a  motion     , 
On  the  message  relative  *°  Henry      ^^^^^.^^^^  ^^    ^^ 

"""iSSi.  .•">•«"'"'"■  s,,/— I../'■«'■ 
o.,^«.-w.*.— »-""'"■■" 
f  the  above  bill, 


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12th  Feb.  1808.  On  the  petition  of  Joseph  Story, 
agent  for  the  claimants  of  Georgia  land,  praying  to  be 
heard  at  the  bar  of  the  house  in  behalf  of  the  claimants, 
Mr.  Bacon  moved,  that  the  hearing  prayed  for  should 
be  granted. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  against  the  motion. 

See  Journals^  p.  369. 

2d  Feb.  1805.  On  the  resolution  to  appoint  com- 
missioners to  compromise  with  the  claimants  of  Geor- 
gia land,  it  was  carried.     Yeas  63.     Nays  58. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  against  the  resolution,  being 
the  only  member  trom  Massachusetts  voting 
on  this  side.  See  Journals^  p,  286. 

5th  Feb.  1805.  On  the  bill  brought  in  pursuance 
of  the  above  resolution,  a  motion  was  made  to  reject 
the  bill. 

Mr.  Seaver  voted  in  favor  of  the  rejection  of  it, 
being  the  only  member  from  Massachusetts  so 
voting.  See  Journals^  p*  293. 


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